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Eco-metrics Receives USDA NRI Grant |
Under the National Research Initiative (NRI) program, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture has awarded Eco-metrics, Inc. a research grant to
investigate interactions among fine sediments, hydrology, and excess nitrogen in
river ecosystems. The three-year award will support continued
development Eco-metrics' state-of-the-art river ecosystem model.
This model will be applied to investigate the
circumstances under which reductions in surface- and ground-water
exchange ("hyporheic flow") caused by excess fine sediments can alter
rates of biogeochemical processing in river systems and exacerbate
water quality limitations associated with excess nitrogen in
streams.
The USDA distributes NRI grant monies on a competitive basis; only about 10%
of grant proposals were funded in FY2005. Eco-metrics, Inc. is the only small business among
the 564 awardees for Fiscal Year 2005, the remainder of which are typically universities and other major research
institutions from across the U.S. More information about Eco-metrics' award is available from
the USDA's Current Research Information System.
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